Involved this season with five riders in three different classes, team Monster Energy Bud Racing Kawasaki will focus next year on the MX2 class with three young and talented riders. Frenchman Pierre Goupillon and German Brian Hsu will join Brian Moreau, who will enter his fifth season with the team.

Reigning 125 European champion, Brian Moreau (who will turn 16 begin of next year) already entered some races in the MX2 class, scoring a fourth position in a French Supercross (Tours) and a win in a Beach Race (Junior class in Hossegor) on the new KX250F Kawasaki developed by Bud Racing. Familiar with the team as he joined them five years ago to compete in the 85 and 125 class, Brian will have two new team mates next season. On the podium of the 125 European championship in 2016 Pierre Goupillon (18 years old) will continue to work with Yves Demaria, and for his second season in the MX2 class he will be looking for podiums in the European and French championships. Newcomer in the team Brian Hsu (19 years old) will line up in the 15 European rounds of the MX2 World championship; Brian won everything in the ‘smaller classes’ with a 85 World title in 2012, a European and a World title in the 125 class in 2014, and he knows that next season – his second one in the MX2 class – will be important for him. All the riders are already training, working and testing, and they will enter their first race of the season mid February in Lacapelle Marival (France), one of the main pre season event.

Stéphane Dasse: “Next season we’ll focus on the 250 class, always with young hopefuls as the average age of our riders is under 18! The main change for us will be a come back in the MX2 World Championship with Brian Hsu, who will enter the 15 European rounds of the series; it’s a first step, as maybe we’ll be back full time in the World Championship in 2019. We’ll have two riders in the European MX2 series, Brian Moreau and Pierre Goupillon, and our three riders will also enter the French championship. I’m sure that there will be a strong team spirit between those three super talented kids, and for sure Brian Hsu who has more experience will be a reference for his team mates; he’s only 19 years old and we both enter a nice challenge as we want his career to rebound with us. He will be a good mate for Brian (Moreau) and Pierre, and working together the three riders can only be stronger including Brian (Hsu) who was working mainly alone with his family until now. Those three kids have a good spirit, are talented, and we’re sure they have a huge potential. We won’t race in the US next year, the plan was to line up Brian Hsu in some events but he had to recover from a shoulder injury and as we have no pressure from our partners it was better for him to rest and prepare next season.”

Moving to the last round of the EMX125 leader of the series, Brian Moreau ‘did the job’ in Sweden where he claimed another win and also the 125 European title after the first race. It’s a great reward for Brian and his team Monster Energy Bud Racing, who took him under their awning a few years ago.

Coming to Uddevalla leading the series by 19 points, Brian was in a good position but also had to conclude this great season. He did it perfectly, even if he wasn’t at his best during the timed practice period where he posted the eighth fastest lap time. Due to a couple of showers during the week (and also the weekend) the track was slippery and rough, but Brian got a good start in the first race while his main rival for the title crashed in the first corner. Facchetti out, Brian had all the cards in his game to get the title in this first heat, and that’s what he did; when the race leader made a mistake Brian was there to take the lead and claim another heat win and this title as Haarup, his last opponent for the title only finished fifth.
After a good night Brian was relax on Sunday for the second heat, and after an average start he came back in second position to win the overall and end his 125 career on a high note. In the coming weeks Brian will start training on a 250 Kawasaki Monster Energy, to open a new chapter of his young career.

Brian Moreau: “It was a great weekend, and it was nice to get the title after the first race! I was only eighth in the practice session; I posted a good lap early in the session and was second, but then I wasn’t able to do a fastest lap. In the first race on Saturday I saw Facchetti on the ground in the first corner and I knew that I could get the title, that’s what I did after winning this race. My start in the second race was not as good, I wanted to have fun on my bike for my last 125 race; I came back second and won this GP. I missed a few titles in the past, and with this one I reach one of my dreams since I am a kid. I know that there will be some other steps in my career, now I just want to enjoy this title and thanks all the team which is behind me: Stephane, Thierry, Sebastien, the mechanics and all my family.”

Stephane Dasse: “We’re of course very happy, everything went perfectly to get the title after the first race; Brian rode very well, he was clever and didn’t do any mistakes. This year he made a lot of improvements mentally, he is strong now and even after the timed practice session he remains confident. Brian is with us since several years now, he was only 10 when he joined us and since the beginning we know that he has a huge potential; winning races is one thing, winning a championship is another one and you need a strong team around you. Brian know that, he listens to us and is confident and this title is a first stage. Now he will jump soon on a 250 KXF, that’s the next step and if everything goes well he will enter the last round of the European 250 Championship during the last round in Villars sous Ecot in one month.”